Boiler Operator

Boiler Operator

Energize your career by bringing your boiler expertise to UAB's high-performance power team, where your advanced boiler and steam-system skills help power the University's mission.

Operate, monitor, inspect, maintain, repair, and optimize boilers and boiler support systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation supporting mission-critical steam and hot-water infrastructure for campus and hospital facilities. Perform routine, preventive, and corrective maintenance on boilers, combustion systems, control systems, water treatment equipment, and associated mechanical and electrical components. Conduct inspections, operational testing, efficiency analysis, and water chemistry testing;

adjust and calibrate equipment and controls to maintain performance, safety, and regulatory compliance. Document operational data and maintenance activities, maintain a clean and orderly boiler plant, and coordinate with contractors and inspectors during maintenance, repair, and inspection activities.

• Operates, monitors, and inspects boilers and support systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient performance.
• Continuously monitors boiler and hot water system alarms and trends, taking appropriate operational or escalation actions as needed.
• Provides operational support for steam and hot water systems serving all UAB Campus and Hospital facilities.
• Conducts routine, preventive, and corrective maintenance on boilers and related mechanical/electrical components.
• Installs, tests, calibrates, maintains, and repairs control systems including combustion controls, BAS interfaces, sensors, relays, and safety interlocks.
• Performs routine boiler water and condensate testing (pH, hardness, alkalinity, chlorides, etc.) and adjusts chemical feed systems.
• Maintains, repairs, modifies, installs, and replaces boilers, pumps, motors, valves, heat exchangers, piping, and related equipment.
• Assists insurance carriers, regulatory agencies, and authorized inspectors; provides operational information and support required testing.
• Records operational data, inspection findings, maintenance actions, and test results per departmental and regulatory standards.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, drawings, and manufacturer specifications for boiler and mechanical systems.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly boiler plant, including minor painting and corrosion-prevention tasks.
• Supports contractors on special projects within the chilled water plant and across campus.
• Performs additional duties as assigned to support plant operations.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate, maintain, and repair boilers, combustion systems, feedwater systems, pumps, motors, valves, compressors, heat exchangers, and safety devices.
• Conducts boiler water and condensate testing and manages chemical feed and treatment programs to maintain proper system chemistry.
• Understands OSHA regulations and safe work practices, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hot work, fall protection, respiratory protection, and PPE requirements; follows applicable codes, standards, and inspection protocols.
• Identifies pressure, temperature, chemical, and electrical hazards and implements appropriate mitigation measures and emergency response procedures.
• Diagnoses system issues using test instruments and trend data, develops corrective actions, and applies root cause analysis to prevent recurrence and improve reliability.
• Proficient with combustion analyzers, water chemistry test kits, multimeters, manometers, thermal imagers, vibration meters, and BAS/SCADA interfaces.
• Uses computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document work, update digital logs, create work orders, and track system performance; able to navigate technical manuals, drawings, and schematics.
• Communicates effectively with supervisors, operators, mechanics, contractors, and inspectors; documents findings and recommendations; briefs teams on safety, system status, and action plans; works collaboratively to support plant operations.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly boiler plant environment;…